Yelena Becomes a Black Widow

The Hellfire Club had originally been established in the United Kingdom in the 18th century.

It had connections to King James I of England and preserved his records of mysterious events that had occurred in the 16th and 17th centuries.

In the 1760s, it developed into a social club for Britain's elite.

The club not only offered amusements that challenged the moral standards of the era, but also ways to consolidate its members' economic and social standing in the United Kingdom.

Some of the club's heavyweight members moved to the New York colony in the 1780s and established a new American Hellfire Club there.

That was the Hellfire Club of today.

But afterward, the Hellfire Club fell under the control of Mutants.

The most important titles within the Hellfire Club were the Black King, White King, Black Queen, and White Queen.

The first Black King, Sebastian Shaw, was the one Professor X and Magneto had personally killed.

Ke Chen had thought that after the Black King died, the Hellfire Club would disappear.

But clearly, it was not that simple. The club could not possibly be tied to the life and death of a single person.

After all, today's Hellfire Club could be said to have gathered the richest and most powerful people in the world.

Even Tony Stark had joined the Hellfire Club.

The reason was simple: the positions were hereditary.

His father, Howard Stark, had been a member of the Hellfire Club.

Now, at Tony's recommendation, Ke Chen had also been invited to join the Hellfire Club.

This Hellfire Club was as terrifying as Hydra. Many powerful and influential people had joined it, and it could alter the balance of the world.

On the surface, it was merely a club. Plenty of wealthy people joined similar organizations.

Who would have imagined that Mutants were operating behind the scenes?

Of course, he did not believe Mutants could control everything either. After all, the wealthy were not fools.

"Are you going to attend?"

Peggy Carter asked.

"Of course. There's no harm in taking a look."

Ke Chen smiled. He was still curious what this gathering was actually about.

Would they just wear Zorro masks and play the sort of games rich people enjoyed?

Amid a vast expanse of ice and snow, a secret base lay hidden beneath the frozen ground.

The Red Room, an organization Russia had established after World War II, had originally been called Leviathan.

It was a sea monster that symbolized evil in the Bible.

Ever since Dreykov took over, it had taken on new glory.

The training of Black Widows had become increasingly refined.

Yelena stood in the middle of the field, raising both hands high.

Two years later than her sister Natasha, she had also become a Black Widow. And after Natasha defected, she became the finest Black Widow.

At that moment, she had defeated her enemy and basked in the cheers reserved for the victor.

Most importantly, she could escape this nightmare of a place and go outside to carry out missions.

Perhaps she might even defect from the disgusting organization known as the Red Room, just like Natasha had.

The Black Widows could hardly be said to feel any loyalty toward the Red Room.

But she did not know that Dreykov was watching Yelena in the arena and saying to Melina beside him, "As her mother, you should know that Yelena has a fatal weakness."

"Hm?"

Melina wore a smile as well. She had already been preparing to retire.

But upon hearing Dreykov's words, her heart instantly tightened.

"Yelena has always been thinking about someone. That has become her weakness."

Dreykov said it with a smile that did not reach his eyes.

Melina gradually began to sense that something was wrong.

"Can you tell me who it is?"

Dreykov looked at Melina and asked.

Melina immediately turned serious and shook her head.

He grabbed Melina by the hair. "Natasha betrayed us. She is your daughter too."

"I don't want Yelena to be like her and betray our organization as well."

"I don't know who it is."

Melina naturally knew who it was, but there was no way she could say it.

She was extremely nervous inside.

Natasha had defected too hastily. She had completely dragged the two of them down with her.

In truth, Natasha had not considered so much at the time. Her heart had been filled only with hatred for the Red Room.

Therefore, when Hawkeye Barton recruited her, she immediately joined S.H.I.E.L.D.

But this had harmed Melina and Yelena.

After all, the two of them were still in the Red Room.

Natasha simply did not know it.

"You don't know..."

Dreykov appeared somewhat disappointed.

He felt that even this most capable subordinate at his side was no longer very reliable.

"I heard you plan to step down?"

He looked at Melina and asked.

"Yes, I'm tired."

Melina said nervously. But at this point, she naturally could not back down.

Who would not want to leave the Red Room?

But Dreykov clearly did not intend to grant her wish.

He looked at Melina and smiled. "You're still so young, Melina."

"Your appearance hasn't changed at all over the past few years, while I've already grown old."

Dreykov looked at the stunning Melina. She truly had not changed.

Logically speaking, Russian women did not stay youthful for this long. This had also become one of the Red Room's unsolved mysteries.

It was precisely because of this that Melina wanted to leave the Red Room. She did not want to be sliced apart by the Red Room someday.

Only she herself knew best that not only had she not aged, she had actually become much younger, as though she were eighteen or twenty again.

She did not know what was happening, nor could she possibly suspect Ke Chen.

"I agree to let you rest, but you cannot leave Russia."

Dreykov said.

Melina wanted to argue for it a little more, but when she saw Dreykov's icy gaze, she immediately said, "I understand."

She also knew how difficult it was for a Red Room agent to leave Russia.

It was just... she could not help feeling unwilling.

"As for Yelena..."

Dreykov looked at Yelena in the arena and smiled.

"There will always be a way to make her serve me loyally."

Natasha's betrayal was an eternal pain in Dreykov's heart.

Melina felt a chill run down her back. She did not know what Dreykov intended to do, but she had heard certain rumors before.

Dreykov was deeply dissatisfied with Natasha's betrayal. Thus, after she defected, he began frantically researching how to control the Black Widows under his command.

Melina did not know whether he had succeeded.

But merely thinking about it filled her with terror.

Yet it no longer had anything to do with her. She was taken away.

Yelena, who had become the finest Black Widow, was brought to Dreykov's side.

"Yelena, I'm giving you a chance for revenge. This is also my mission."

Dreykov looked at Yelena and smiled.

Yelena looked at him expressionlessly. After several years of growing up, she had changed from the little princess she once was into a young girl, though her face was still chubby...

"Go kill Natasha!"

At Dreykov's words, a flash of hatred passed through Yelena's eyes.